Coupe de la Ligue News

Unai Emery hailed Paris Saint-Germain's patience as they saw off Amiens SC to reach the Coupe de la Ligue last four while AS Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim was delighted as his side qualified for the semi-finals.

Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais both crashed out of the Coupe de la Ligue on Wednesday at the hands of Stade Rennais FC and Montpellier Hérault SC. OGC Nice saw off LOSC Lille while Amiens SC progressed.

Radamel Falcao came off the bench to stitch up a 2-0 win over SM Caen in the Coupe de la Ligue's Round of 16, the Colombian building on Guido Carrillo's third goal in two matches in all competitions to help his side into the quarters.

Toulouse piled misery on struggling Bordeaux with a 2-0 win at The Stadium to book a place in the quarters, where they will be joined by Angers SCO, who put Ligue 1 Conforama's bottom side FC Metz to the sword 1-0.

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Montpellier, Caen get away wins to kick off round of 32

Montpellier prevailed 2-0 in Guingamp while Caen bested Ligue 2 side FC Lorient 1-0 as the Coupe de la Ligue's round of 32 got under way on Tuesday night.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Coupe de la Ligue, Round of 32

EA Guingamp 0 - 2 Montpellier Hérault SC

Montpellier stretched their unbeaten run to six matches in all competitions as they put an unanswered two goals past EA Guingamp to book a place in the Coupe de la Ligue's round of 16.

Evergreen Senegal striker Souleymane Camara (20') and Chad international Casimir Ninga (71') got the goals for Michel Der Zakarian's side as central defender Pedro Mendes marshalled his five-man backline to excellent effect, shutting out the home side and condemning them to a second defeat in a row in all competitions - and an early exit from the competition.

Meanwhile snapped their two-match losing streak in all competitions with a succinct away win away to Ligue 2 side FC Lorient. The hosts pushed hard to equalise in the second half after 26-year-old Ivorian striker Christian Kouakou had struck just before the break (43'), but Brice Samba in the Caen goal proved decisive and secured the Normandy side a place in the round of 16.